Around 7 a.m. on December 16th, rangers received a report of a motor vehicle accident that had occurred on the Brownsville Road section of the park. Upon arrival, they found that Harvey Moody, 65 of Brownsville, Kentucky, had been traveling east on the road when he drifted across the roadway and sideswiped another vehicle operated by Arnold King of Somerset, Kentucky. Moody’s vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree in the nearby woods. Moody was taken by Edmonson County EMS to the Bowling Green Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries. King was transported to a local hospital, then treated and released. Preliminary investigation indicates that Moody may have fallen asleep prior to the accident. The Kentucky State Police, Edmonson County EMS and the Edmonson County “jaws of life” extrication unit also assisted in the incident. Moody was a rural mail carrier who had delivered mail to the park for over 25 years and his death was a shock to park staff and the local community. Ranger Matt Roland is investigating the accident.
